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Teachers, principals and community groups urge board not to pause ninth‑grade ethnic studies
Summary
More than a dozen teachers, principals and community organizations urged the San Francisco Board of Education to preserve ninth‑grade ethnic studies and reject a proposed pause, warning of schedule disruptions, teacher instability and harm to students’ outcomes.
Dozens of teachers, principals and community members used the public‑comment period at the June 24 San Francisco Board of Education meeting to press the board to reject any plan to disenroll ninth‑grade students from ethnic studies.
Speakers cited district and national research and local school experience in describing ethnic studies as an evidence‑based intervention that improves attendance, graduation and college enrollment. Joaquin Delgado, an ethnic studies teacher at Galileo High School, said the class helps ninth graders build metacognitive skills and a sense of community. “It is a space for…
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